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Was there human sacrifice in ancient Crete?
Excavations on the hill of Kydonia, near Chania in Crete, where the third largest palace of the Minoan civilization was, revealed a small area fenced by rocks in the yard, with many animal bones and ...
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What cultures did, or do, perform human sacrifice on a regular basis?
Looking at the Area 51 commitment page, I realized that some of the questions that were originally suggested there never got asked here, so I thought I'd add some of them. Something else I would like ...
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Know of any historical tales in which a man kills the woman he loves as a sacrifice in the name of duty, religion, etc.? [closed]
Know of any historical tales in which a man kills the woman he loves as a sacrifice in the name of duty, religion, etc.?
I'll take mythological tales too, but for the purposes of the novel I'm ...
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Does a Baal human sacrifice statue from Carthage exist?
While I was reading a Roman history book, it said that people from Carthage used to sacrifice children by placing them on the arms of Baal's statue and letting them roll to the fire.
What would be ...
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Which days in the Mayan calendar were most auspicious for performing sacrifices?
In Classic Mayan civilization, human sacrifices were performed. I've read that there were days that were more and less auspicious for sacrifices, but I haven't been able to find out which days those ...
